Episode
Sanctuary: Pavor Nocturnus
Overview
A disoriented Magnus wakes up to find the Sanctuary in ruins and the entire city decimated, with no memory of how the devastation occurred. While surveying the destruction, she is attacked by an inhuman creature but saved by two armed men who stun her and take her to an abandoned warehouse. After being hosed down and left shivering and exhausted, Magnus fears the worst when a battle-scarred figure enters the room.
Details
- Series
- Sanctuary
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2009-11-06
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Pavor Nocturnus is Episode 5 in Season 2 of Sanctuary. It aired on 2009-11-06. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 4: Hero
A superhero is trapped by Magnus, and his lack of finesse affects the team's work. Elsewhere, Will and Declan go on the search for a creature that's loose in the city, after the discovery of an eggshell.
Episode 6: Fragments
Dr. Helen Magnus fights to save the life of one of the Sanctuary’s research scientists who was viciously attacked by a seemingly docile Abnormal. Baffled by the creature’s uncharacteristic behavior, Henry tries to figure out what, or who, caused the domesticated Abnormal to react so violently.
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